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HĀMĀKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1
ACTION COMMITTEE 2
COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI 3
DRAFT MINUTES 4
May 8, 2024 5
CALL TO ORDER 6
Chair David Meyer called the Hāmākua Community Development Plan (CDP) Action Committee 7
(AC) to order at 5:03 p.m. A quorum was established with six members in attendance. This meeting 8
was held in person at the Kula’imano Community Center and via the Zoom online platform. 9
The full YouTube video of this meeting can be found here: 10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrqFWrPimIM 11
ROLL CALL 12
Members Present (in person): Richard Bidleman, Tawn Keeney, Brad Kurokawa, Robert 13
Nishimoto (late in 5:05 p.m), David Meyer (Chair) and Mahealani Maikui (Vice-Chair). 14
County Staff Present (in person): Maryam Palma and Jessica Lahip. 15
Also in Attendance: Heather Kimball (County Council) 16
There were approximately seven members of the public in attendance. 17
APPROVAL OF MINUTES [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 2:50] 18
Committee Member Richard Bidleman motioned to approve the April 8, 2024 meeting minutes. 19
Vice-Chair Mahealani Maikui seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 20
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: 21
There were no public comments on the agenda item. 22
BUSINESS 23
1. Discussion of Implementation Priorities 24
This item was called to order at 5:07 p.m. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 4:22] 25
The committee discussed the implementation of action priorities. Each committee member 26
decided to tackle different actions on their own: 27
• Waipio: Committee member Brad Kurokawa 28
• Maztac: Committee member Robert Nishiomoto 29
• Housing & Education: Committee member Richard Bidleman 30
• CIP & Agriculture Taxes: Chair, David Meyer 31
HĀMĀKUA CDP ACTION COMMITTEE
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• PONC, Fire Preparedness, Trails and Public Notices: Committee member Tawn Keeney 32
• Community Action 3 (Develop a coastal resource management plan as part of 33
watershed management plans) & Community Action 4 (Support the organization of a 34
community-based hui for the fisher people of the Hāmākua Coast): Vice-Chair Mahealani 35
Maikui 36
County Official Heather Kimball spoke on agricultural land and farm usage. 37
This item concluded 6:26 p.m. 38
AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING 39
[SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:24:05] 40
1. Updates on Action Priorities 41
2. Honoka’a Community College Presentation 42
3. DHHL/DEM Presentation on Wastewater Plan 43
4. Maczac presentation from Committee Member Robert Nishimoto 44
ANNOUNCEMENTS 45
[SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:27:41] 46
• The Hakalau Stream Bridge Rehabilitation Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) has 47
been published. Comments are due by May 23rd. The following is a link to the drafted 48
EA: https://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/erp/Doc_Library/2024-04-23-HA-DEA-Hakalau-49
Stream-Bridge-Rehabilitation.pdf 50
• The Environmental Review Program (ERP) facilitates Hawaiʻi environmental review 51
process, pursuant to Chapter 343, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes. The following is a link to 52
subscribe to their semi-monthly publication, The Environmental Notice: 53
https://planning.hawaii.gov/erp/ 54
• The Department of Environmental Management has begun the process to Draft an 55
Integrated Wastewater Management Plan. A recording of the first round of public meetings 56
can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmR2EgTRQVI 57
• The Hāmākua CDP Action Committee is seeking applicants. There are 3 vacancies. 58
• County Official Heather Kimball provided updates 59
• Committee member Brad Kurokawa announced that the legislature appropriation received 60
$2.1 million for Hakalau School lead remediation 61
Charles Carvalho Testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:41:40] 62
BJ Penn Testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:44:45] 63
Lorraine Shin Testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:47:30] 64
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ADJOURNMENT 66
Committee Member Richard Bidleman motioned to adjourn the meeting. Vice-Chair Mahealani 67
Maikui seconded the motion. An all-in-favor voice vote carried the motion unanimously. The 68
meeting was adjourned at 6:54 p.m. 69
These minutes and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s Hāmākua 70
Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public 71
Documents Repository. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department 72
by calling (808) 961-8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. 73